To paraphrase Freud, 'What do women of a certain age want?' We know! Ask us. THE IDIOSYNCRATIC FASHIONISTAS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON RETAIL FASHION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. You can visit our complete weekly postings, dating back to August 2, 2009. Idiosyncratic Fashionistas explores what’s out there for Women of a Certain Age, comments on what’s not out there, and demonstrates that our overlooked demographic is still fabulous.ĪND see our long awaited and much ballyhooed public access tv debut, in which we model 12 great hats in 28 minutes: Automatic Slims is located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Bette Davis was right when she said 'growing old is not for sissies', but it’s also not one of Dante’s circles of hell. Also a great place for small private parties (35-75 people)New York's One Bar Under a Groove was founded in 1986. We embrace our gray hair, while sharing the playground nicely with our younger siblings. Specialties: Located in Manhattan's West Village, not to be confused with the joints in Florida that 'borrowed' our name, Automatic Slim's is a rocking late-night bar that serves food from 6-11 Tuesday through Saturday, hosts a daily happy hour from 5:30-8, and promises to funk. This blog documents our efforts to live up to that motto, in photos and essays. ‘Growing old gracefully’ is an outdated concept. Hat Love - Jean Rocks out at Amy Downs' Winter Sale!.Top Ten Reasons Not to Break Your Ankle. (There is a particularly fetching photo of Stevie Ray Vaughn on the wall at the far right side of the bar.) Perhaps it was the effects of the $8 Patron margarita (did I mention it was also "happy hour" with wonderfully affordable prices?) that led me to try on this little number referred to as the "reindeer hat"? It was a wonderful way to break the ice and get into the spirit. Great photographs of musicians (mostly guitarists) and singers line the walls of the establishment. What a great idea! Cocktails and hats! Positively brilliant. The sale was held last Sunday afternoon in a West Village bar called Automatic Slims. When I recently received an email from Inez Foose inviting me to Amy's winter hat sale, I was thrilled. I loved it so much, I bought one in black and one in large pale grey and white checks with a feather. I love it because it folds flat in a suitcase and travels beautifully. It is from her Origami collection, purchased at her sample sale on the Bowery last Spring. When I was photographed at the Issey Miyake party by Bill Cunningham (ahem) in the picture that ran in the Sunday New York Times' Style Section two weeks ago, I was wearing this red taffeta and net Amy Downs turban.
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